CANNESERIES International Documentary Series Competition-Official Selection

 

 

1.MIRACLE

Synopsis

 

Miracle is the story #series of Nathalie Basteyns, director and MS patient, who is searching for a miracle. After ten years in a wheelchair, she wants to be able to walk again. Together with photographer Lieve Blancquaert and her nurse Gustave, she travels to Lourdes. In Lourdes, 70 miracles have been officially recognised by the Catholic Church and Nathalie hopes to put number 71 to her name. Miracle is Nathalie’s quest for cure -or acceptance- of her illness

 

Original Title: Mirakel , Written by:Bieke Pillen, Directed by:Nathalie Basteyns,Photography:Thomas Fadeux,Editing:Wouter Daniëls,Production:De Mensen nv,Sales:Newen, Broadcast:VRT

 

 

 

2. READING AGAIN MAFALDA

 

Synopsis

 

We’ll take a different look at Mafalda, diving deep into her story to reveal how a comic strip from the 60’s could get so relevant culturally and how and why impacted everyone’s lives around the world. #story

 

With access to never seen before materials and exclusive interviews this docuseries will take a new fresh look into this classic created by Quino.

 

Original Title:Releyendo Mafalda，Written by:Julián Troksberg，Directed by:Lorena Muñoz，Photography；Guido Gabella，Editing：Pablo Martin, Pablo Notarianni ，Production：Disney+ Original Productions, Non Stop，Executive producers: Fernando Barbosa, Leonardo Aranguibel and Fernando Semenzato，Sales：Disney Media & Entertainment, Distribution Latin America，Broadcast：Disney+

 

 

 

3. LAC-MÉGANTIC – THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT

 

Synopsis

 

On July 6th, 2013, a runaway train pierces through the night in Lac-Mégantic, filled with tons of oil. Down a hill, the cars derail in the city center, burning the heart of a whole community and taking the life of 47 innocent people. Filmmaker Philippe Falardeau reveals the impossibility of an accident. #documentary

 

Through moving testimonies, the director recounts the itinerary of a time bomb and shows how the citizens of Lac-Mégantic are not done with the aftermath.

 

Original Title：Lac-Mégantic – ceci n’est pas un accident，A series by：Philippe Falardeau, Nancy Guerin, Elric Robichon，Written by：Philippe Falardeau, Nancy Guerin，Directed by：Philippe Falardeau，Photography：Tobie Marier Robitaille, Nicolas Bolduc, Sara Mishara, Alexia Toman, André Turpin, Erik Ljung, Van Royko，Editing：Elric Robichon，Music：Mathieu Charbonneau, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux，Production：Trio Orange，Sales：Trio Orange International，Broadcast：VRAI

 

 

4. JUAN CARLOS: DOWNFALL OF THE KING

 

Synopsis

 

For many years, King Juan Carlos I was a Spanish hero, celebrated around the world, for reforming Spain with his modern, progressive and democratic values until scandals and allegations surrounding his financial arrangements led to his abdication in 2014.

Taking viewers across the globe from Madrid to London, Monaco, Geneva, Abu Dhabi and New York; this high-end docu-thriller deals with the allegations surrounding the former King in a struggle for money, sex and power.

 

Original Title：Juan Carlos: Liebe, Geld, Verrat，Written by：Pedro Barbadillo, Christian Beetz, Anne Von Petersdorff，Directed by：Anne Von Petersdorff, Georg Tschurtschenthaler，Photography：Jan Zabeil，Editing：Marc Accensi, André Nier, Sofia Angelina Machado，Music：Nils Kacirek，Production：gebrueder beetz filmproduktion，Sales：NBCUniversal，Broadcast：Sky

 

 

5.DRAW FOR CHANGE!

 

Synopsis

 

Draw for Change! is a six-part documentary series about female cartoonists in Mexico, USA, Russia, India, Syria, and Egypt. The series blends documentary and animation in exploration of themes such as femicide and female representation. In the face of censorship and death threats, these rebellious artists strive to change their society and refuse to give in.

 

Original Title：Draw for Change!

 

Written by：Alisar Hasan, Alaa Amer, Anna Moiseenko, Sama Pana, Nada Riyadh, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Laura Nix, Vincent Coen, Guillaume Vandenberghe, Directed by：Alisar Hasan, Alaa Amer, Anna Moiseenko, Sama Pana, Nada Riyadh, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Laura Nix, Photography：Abdo Fayyad, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama, Rosa Hernandez Meneses, Joachim Philippe, Editing：Neel Cockx, Geert Veuskens, Frédéric Fichefet, Gladys Joujou, Céline Ducreux, Dieter Diependaele, Music: Catherine Kontz, Kyan Bayani, Production:Clin d’Oeil Films, A Bahn, Point du Jour / Les Films du Balibari, Ma.ja.de Filmproductions Gmbh, Sales: Autlook Filmsales, Broadcast: ARTE, VRT, RTBF, SWR, WDR

 

 

6. THE CHEVALINE KILLINGS: FINDING THE MISSING PIEC

 

Synopsis

Perfect crime or failed investigation? Why three British nationals with Iraqi origin were murdered in the French Alps near Switzerland on September 5th, 2012? Was the French cyclist killed the same day a mere collateral victim? Who is behind the most mysterious criminal case of recent years in Europe? Will

The investigation ever come to an answer? One of the most important investigations ever conducted in France gets bogged down: dozens of leads followed, hundreds of witnesses, dozens of expert technical reports, reconstructions, endless wiretaps, etc. All this, to not even understand the motive of the crime. All this for for nothing?

 

Original Title,:Chevaline，Written by:Brendan Kemmet, Imen Ghouali，Directed by: Imen Ghouali, Camille Bovier-Lapierre，Photography: Stéphane Bion，Editing； Romain Vittiello，Music：Mathieu Artu，Production：Upside Télévision，Sales：StudioCanal